How To Use Social Media To Improve Customers Relation.

Social media initially changed how we communicate with friends and family, but now it’s becoming very clear that it also affects how we interact with customers.

In a recent Social Media Study, 93 percent of Americans said they believe a company should have a presence on social media sites and 56 percent Nigerians believe that a company is providing them with a better service by doing so.

Of course, in addition to using external social media sites such as Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube,  companies can run public and private online communities to help create a more collaborative experience. This is part of Customer Collaboration Management (CCM), a third wave of customer-centric thinking that has been spurred on by social media technology.

Connect with your customers. You may already have a Facebook or Twitter profile for your personal use, but create a social networking profile for your business to connect directly with your customers.

Get blogging. Use a blog platform such as Wordpress to update clients and suppliers with news from your business. Comment on other people’s blogs or start a discussion thread in an online networking forum.

Encourage feedback. Encouraging and acting on feedback allows you to tailor your product or service to your customers’ needs. Use www.twtpoll.com to create a poll for your Twitter followers, or ask friends, followers and customers to offer feedback on your product or service.

Respond to the feedback. Note down feedback from all social media accounts. Log suggestions separately from complaints. Complaints are your priority, so set up a policy to deal with them swiftly and efficiently. Use suggestions to generate ideas to improve your product or service.

Monitor feedback online. You must remain aware of what people are saying about your business elsewhere on the internet. Use search engines or tools such as Google Analytics to find reviews of your business.

Keep an eye on the competition. Many sectors have consumer review sites where customers are encouraged to share their experiences. Scan these regularly to see what customers are saying about you and your competitors. If all your rivals seem to have special offers, it might be worth considering launching one, or you could miss out on custom.

Deal with negative feedback promptly. The more engaged you are, the less likely you are to have an online PR disaster. Investigate any complaints thoroughly and contact the customer directly to apologise or offer a solution if it is your fault.

Note what your customers want. If similar queries come up regularly, look at how they can be avoided by changing your processes. If this is not possible, add an FAQ section to your website to answer regular queries.

Change your customer service. Ensure that the person responsible for your customer service has access to your social media profiles for quick and immediate response even when his/she is off duty. Pass good feedback on to the relevant team members.

Communicate changes to your employees. Train staff to use social media, and set out a clear policy for anyone using your Facebook or Twitter accounts.

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